Paralegal

EnergyUnited•Statesville, NC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

EnergyUnited is seeking a detail-driven, highly organized Paralegal to support its Legal Department in delivering efficient, accurate, and strategic legal operations. This hybrid role prepares and manages legal documents, supports corporate governance activities, assists with litigation workflows, and helps ensure compliance across internal and external processes. The Paralegal works closely with the General Counsel, internal teams, outside counsel, courts, and regulatory agencies. The role supports corporate governance by maintaining corporate records, preparing and revising governing documents, helping develop board and management presentations and reports, and assisting with board election processes. It also provides contract and transaction support by maintaining contract records and tracking significant dates, preparing and reviewing drafts, and assisting with agreements and supporting materials for transactions, disputes, projects, audits, and other matters. Litigation duties include preparing and filing court documents, conducting legal research, organizing case files, maintaining calendars, and coordinating depositions, document production, trial preparation, and witness logistics. Other responsibilities include maintaining physical and digital filing systems, interacting professionally with internal and external parties, managing deadlines, and providing administrative and substantive support to the General Counsel as needed. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with occasional irregular hours due to business needs. The employee must be available to work during adverse weather conditions and must reside within EnergyUnited’s 19-county service area or within 40 miles of an EnergyUnited EMC office.

Requirements

At least 3 years of paralegal experience in corporate governance and litigation.
Strong knowledge of legal terminology, procedures, and documentation.
Proficiency in eCourts and Microsoft Office Suite.
Working familiarity with Lexis-Nexis and AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
High level of professionalism, confidentiality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
Must be available to work during adverse weather conditions.
Must reside within EnergyUnited’s 19-county service area or within a 40-mile radius of an EnergyUnited EMC office.

Nice To Haves

Four-year degree or two-year paralegal degree (preferred).

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate corporate records and ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
Prepare, review, and revise bylaws, policies, regulations, minutes, resolutions, and other governing documents.
Support the development of board and management presentations and reports.
Assist with board election processes and oversight.
Maintain organized contract records, including executed copies and key data, and monitor significant dates for the General Counsel.
Prepare initial contract drafts and support review through comparisons, redlines, summaries, proofreading, and checks for defined terms, dates, cross-references, and formatting consistency.
Maintain nondisclosure, confidentiality, and other agreements containing confidentiality obligations.
Assist with execution and assembly of agreements and supporting materials for transactions, disputes, projects, audits, and other matters.
Prepare and file pleadings, motions, discovery requests, and responses.
Conduct legal research, organize case files, and maintain litigation calendars.
Coordinate depositions, document production, trial preparation, and witness logistics.
Maintain organized physical and digital filing systems.
Interact professionally with internal teams, courts, regulatory agencies, and opposing counsel.
Manage deadlines and provide administrative and substantive support to the General Counsel as needed.